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can you raise that debt ceiling without agreeing to some spending cuts? >> well, i think we're going to need both. what the president has said is we need some balance here. from this point forward -- >> excuse me what, the president said he's not going to deal. he's not going to negotiate. he just wants you to raise it. is that going to happen? >> let me add one thing. i think in the course of the state of the union address, and the president has already said, it we're going to be talking about further deficit reduction, but it has to be done in a balanced way. at the heart of this debt ceiling debates is whether or not we're going to continue to reduce the deficit. i think we need to do it in a thoughtful way. and the president said as long as it's balanced he's open to the conversation. >> okay. so i'm confused because i've heard him say multiple times i am not going to negotiate over raising this debt ceiling. so are you going to negotiate? >> i can just tell you this. the debt ceiling is something that we should put behind us in a hurry. you know, it
can you raise that debt ceiling without agreeing to some spending cuts? >> well, i think we're going to need both. what the president has said is we need some balance here. from this point forward -- >> excuse me what, the president said he's not going to deal. he's not going to negotiate. he just wants you to raise it. is that going to happen? >> let me add one thing. i think in the course of the state of the union address, and the president has already said, it we're going...
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, by reductions have to be considered separately from the debt ceiling and cuts too deep or aimed # at the wrong program, she says, "hurt the nation in crucial areas like education, technology, science, and energy." what's on the table for cuts? no social security, no medicare, the major drivers of benefits, but are the drivers of debt and deficit. what's on the table for spending cuts? >> guest: okay. there's a lot of questions there. >> host: right. >> guest: first of all, you know, the major drivers of the current deficits are two things. tax cuts for the wealthy and wars in iraq and afghanistan. this has been well documented by economists. let's not pretend like grandmother is responsible for the deficits. she's not. i promise you. yeah, you know, what would define a spending cut, again, cutting the amount of money that would pay for prescription drugs. getting the same drugs for $130 billion cheaper by untying medicare and medicaid's hands and lay low them to negotiation. that's a cut to save money, impacting the big guy, not the little guy. you know, if we sub subsidize ie name o
, by reductions have to be considered separately from the debt ceiling and cuts too deep or aimed # at the wrong program, she says, "hurt the nation in crucial areas like education, technology, science, and energy." what's on the table for cuts? no social security, no medicare, the major drivers of benefits, but are the drivers of debt and deficit. what's on the table for spending cuts? >> guest: okay. there's a lot of questions there. >> host: right. >> guest: first...
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if not that fight, then in the next debt ceiling fight the next debt ceiling fight. the demand nor spending cuts isn't going to go anywhere. >> bill: barney frank, he would be fired up, ready to go. he knows she is issues. he knows the fiscal issues better than anybody else. >> deval patrick said he would be happy to have him. he didn't endorse it per se but he expressed sort of opens to the idea. >> wouldn't be a big learning curve for barney. >> bill: no, not at all. i think it would be very tough for governor patrick not to appoint him. i mean who else could step in and have all of the information and all of the experience you need to really fight for the people. >> i was going to say -- >> bill: now, of course, so is it is sort of a relief the fiscal issues are out of the way and we can talk about something else like maybe immigration reform. very unusual to see these days eight senators, four from each party, agree on anything, correct? >> it is. >> bill: you cover the congress. you're there. >> i do. filibuster reform deal that killed filibuster reform. this is
if not that fight, then in the next debt ceiling fight the next debt ceiling fight. the demand nor spending cuts isn't going to go anywhere. >> bill: barney frank, he would be fired up, ready to go. he knows she is issues. he knows the fiscal issues better than anybody else. >> deval patrick said he would be happy to have him. he didn't endorse it per se but he expressed sort of opens to the idea. >> wouldn't be a big learning curve for barney. >> bill: no, not at all. i...
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not raise the debt ceiling without some spending cuts. but before that, i'm sure i don't have to tell you fine folks that the entire house of representatives is up for re-election next year. when we come back, i want you guys to tell me and our viewers why we should keep any of them around. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice! ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art
not raise the debt ceiling without some spending cuts. but before that, i'm sure i don't have to tell you fine folks that the entire house of representatives is up for re-election next year. when we come back, i want you guys to tell me and our viewers why we should keep any of them around. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you...
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take for instance, raising the debt ceiling. something that everyone agrees need to be done. well, good news. by a vote of 285-144 today the house passed a bill raising the debt ceiling until may. but due to a provision that would withhold congressional pay if a budget isn't approved this year. 111 democrats voted against raiding the debt ceiling calling that provision a gimmick. however, it goes well beyond the house. today senator dick durbin revealed the democrats don't have the 51 votes necessary to reinstitute the talking filibuster even through the so-called nuclear option, even though everyone seems to want it. the last hope in filibuster reform is harry reid's great compromise of needing 41 votes to maintain a filibuster but i'm confident that the democrats will find some way to back down from that, too. joining me now the only one and only michael tomasky. starting with the debt ceiling. 111 democrats voted against raising the debt ceiling. was this all about the no budget no pay provision are the democrats trying to stick it to the g.o.p. >> i think the latter and i
take for instance, raising the debt ceiling. something that everyone agrees need to be done. well, good news. by a vote of 285-144 today the house passed a bill raising the debt ceiling until may. but due to a provision that would withhold congressional pay if a budget isn't approved this year. 111 democrats voted against raiding the debt ceiling calling that provision a gimmick. however, it goes well beyond the house. today senator dick durbin revealed the democrats don't have the 51 votes...
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it's these automatic cuts that are scheduled to take place march 16789 the debt ceiling isn't their only opportunity to try to get the president to agree to cuts. there are looming deadlines. so i think the republicans will get obama to agree to some cuts, even if we don't have a really economically damaging showdown. chris: how are we going to deal to entitlements? i don't think liberals want to do much. who is going to do it? >> we don't have to do it immediately, and that's an important point. conservatives don't either. the conservative base right now is an older base. it's people in their 50's and 60's, people who say i'm really worried about the deficit. don't touch my medicare or social security. chris: that it? indicated stuff. >> the entitlement stuff is a really big problem. there are a lot of liberals who go too far in denying it's a problem, but it's not an immediate problem. interest rates remain low. we have a little bit of time. chris: now for some fun. we're all looking forward to witnessing the president's inauguration on monday, we thought we'd look back through history
it's these automatic cuts that are scheduled to take place march 16789 the debt ceiling isn't their only opportunity to try to get the president to agree to cuts. there are looming deadlines. so i think the republicans will get obama to agree to some cuts, even if we don't have a really economically damaging showdown. chris: how are we going to deal to entitlements? i don't think liberals want to do much. who is going to do it? >> we don't have to do it immediately, and that's an...
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big majorities say we think we should have long-term spending cuts as part of raising the debt ceiling. they hijacked themselves into an obama care discussion. i think the ultimate solution will be more like paul royan an less like ted cruz. >> what's the ultimate solution going to look like? >> i think the ultimate solution will be some kind of negotiation going forward about budget deficits and the debt ceiling will get raised. but now, i thought for a while that we wouldn't hit the debt ceiling limit. now i think we might crash into it, but it will probably not go on too long. but i think eventually the democrats will negotiate on budget issues and there will be some kind of an agreement, whether -- no grand bargain but some agreement. >> do we hit the debt ceiling, do you think, matt? >> we might. it doesn't mean that we'll default. it means that you have to prioritize for a couple of days while the nation freaks out. >> well, and to be fair, the international economy freaks out. woe saw what happened the last time when we came up against it. this isn't something that just resonate
big majorities say we think we should have long-term spending cuts as part of raising the debt ceiling. they hijacked themselves into an obama care discussion. i think the ultimate solution will be more like paul royan an less like ted cruz. >> what's the ultimate solution going to look like? >> i think the ultimate solution will be some kind of negotiation going forward about budget deficits and the debt ceiling will get raised. but now, i thought for a while that we wouldn't hit...
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in august, they raise the debt ceiling, and what did we get in return? finding a way to cut spending. how much did they cut? 0. we do not target anyone any single vote could we look for a pattern of behavior. we look at the scores as a compilation of their service. this is one vote. host: there was this headline from "mihill -- the hill" -- guest: we did not write that headline. we did score the sandy road, and we think people should get the relief they deserve, but we have disasters every year, and every time that we have them, it is the same response, let's pass a bloated disaster relief bill that is not paid for. my only -- our belief is to put money aside that is needed, and let's pay for it. if we have to help those in need, there are probably other places we do not need to spend the money. just making it an additive and putting ourselves in that is a disaster. host: let me show you what governor chris christie had to say about this in his state of the state address yesterday. [video clip] >> we as the state had waited 72 days, and one thing i hope
in august, they raise the debt ceiling, and what did we get in return? finding a way to cut spending. how much did they cut? 0. we do not target anyone any single vote could we look for a pattern of behavior. we look at the scores as a compilation of their service. this is one vote. host: there was this headline from "mihill -- the hill" -- guest: we did not write that headline. we did score the sandy road, and we think people should get the relief they deserve, but we have disasters...
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remember how they vowed they would only raise the debt ceiling by a dollar for every dollar cut in snding. now they said never mind. we'll push that down the road. the big fight will be on the sweeping spending cuts that go into effect march 1 and on the government funding that runs out on march 27. march is going to be the month to watch, and it's a month that could end in a government shutdown. >> ifill: is it the kind of fight the republicans want to have to redefine themselveses? >> i think they do. gwen, i think you have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. yes, the republicans folded on this wise wisely. finally, i think they got some smart on this. you have to pick your fights. they need a breather now they'vbeen on the defense f a year on tax cuts for millionaires, on toughness, shutting down the government, they're not going to compromise. they need to recalbright here, a reset button needs to be pushed and it seems like in every aspect of government. and fight on future spending, not on obligations already incur. >> ifill: in the inaugural address this week, we
remember how they vowed they would only raise the debt ceiling by a dollar for every dollar cut in snding. now they said never mind. we'll push that down the road. the big fight will be on the sweeping spending cuts that go into effect march 1 and on the government funding that runs out on march 27. march is going to be the month to watch, and it's a month that could end in a government shutdown. >> ifill: is it the kind of fight the republicans want to have to redefine themselveses?...
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so on top of keeping this debt ceiling cloud over the economy, they're talking about these across-the-board meat ax cuts that will also hurt the economy, when we should be focused on jobs and economic growth. >> congressman chris van hollen, good to have you with us tonight on "the ed show." >> good to be with you. thank you. >> there is a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay with us. ted nugent goes off the deep end. >> the barack obama gang attempting to reimplement the tyranny of king george. >> we'll show you what he and his buddies will be up against. >>> we all pay a transaction tax every day, but not the fat cats on wall street. david cay johnston tells us how it could make a dig difference. >>> and next, vermont senator bernie sanders will tell us if the senate filibuster rules are about to change. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." at this hour, there is still no finalized deal between democrats and republicans on filibuster reform in the senate, but new details are coming out. but no matter what happens, it looks like the all important talking filibuster
so on top of keeping this debt ceiling cloud over the economy, they're talking about these across-the-board meat ax cuts that will also hurt the economy, when we should be focused on jobs and economic growth. >> congressman chris van hollen, good to have you with us tonight on "the ed show." >> good to be with you. thank you. >> there is a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay with us. ted nugent goes off the deep end. >> the...
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for every dollar increase in this debt ceiling we have to have a dollar in cuts to match that. the president said earlier this month, i'm not doing that anymore. we are not going to keep negotiating over the debt ceiling. this is our obligation over. the republicans have conceded the president had won the argument and are now -- this week they ebb extended the debt ceiling with no accompanied spending cuts. the republicans will cede that issue to him. >> your latest article, mitt romney i'm not going away. tell me. >> certainly was a little different. he came in to toub this weekend for the alfalfa dinner. we hadn't seen a lot from mitt romney since he lost in november. he to told donors that it was purposeful. he is not going anywhere. he will be active in 2013 and 2014s and in terms of 2016. although some sources said his personal ambition for public office are over. >> good to see you both today. thank you so much. >> thank you, t.j. >>> to the weather, the midwest is facing an ice threat. winter storm is dropping snow and freezing rain expected to bring icy conditions. powe
for every dollar increase in this debt ceiling we have to have a dollar in cuts to match that. the president said earlier this month, i'm not doing that anymore. we are not going to keep negotiating over the debt ceiling. this is our obligation over. the republicans have conceded the president had won the argument and are now -- this week they ebb extended the debt ceiling with no accompanied spending cuts. the republicans will cede that issue to him. >> your latest article, mitt romney...
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remember we went to the debt ceiling and couldn't get anywhere this is one thing he asked. when he didn't want to do anything about it coming to the future and ignore it. remember in his presidential campaign second debate said this would never happen. it's never done any action to try and cut somewhere else. even though the house, the republicans led last term and passed a bill twice and died in the senate and didn't take action. now that it's coming to the deadline, he wants to ignore, that's kicking the can down the road. you can't do that. we spend more than we bring in. i mean, look, in the first two months of this new fiscal year, our revenue increased by 10%, an extra 30billion, but our spending increased 16 billion. and 30 seconds left. and yep, i've got to do that one? >> i thought when he talked about men and women in our military making sure they're able to do and be the very best, yeah, we all agreed. i thought when he talked about looking for the future in investing and research, i'd like to invest in research further. i know that pays off. but you can't make i
remember we went to the debt ceiling and couldn't get anywhere this is one thing he asked. when he didn't want to do anything about it coming to the future and ignore it. remember in his presidential campaign second debate said this would never happen. it's never done any action to try and cut somewhere else. even though the house, the republicans led last term and passed a bill twice and died in the senate and didn't take action. now that it's coming to the deadline, he wants to ignore, that's...
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to push the country into debt ceiling, unless the republicans allow enormous cuts. and no tax increases. so in the end you will have enormous spending cuts and increases in taxes. the republicans say no way, they will not be held hostage on the debt ceiling. and if republicans want cuts coming up, they have to off set it with tax increases. and if the white house is right about it, then i think we'll look back, add up all the numbers and it will look like a pretty good deal. with one exception, we're losing the stimulus and not replacing it. but if the white house is right they can get taxes in the next phase of the deal too, i think it will look good. >> yeah, ezra, and i'm prepared to analyze what this deal was right here without necessarily making it how good it is depending on what happens in the future. but i agree with you what is coming. and jared, i agree with the president very carefully about what he is saying, he will not negotiate on the debt ceiling. he has absolutely ruled out using his own executive powers raising the debt ceiling. so it seems to me w
to push the country into debt ceiling, unless the republicans allow enormous cuts. and no tax increases. so in the end you will have enormous spending cuts and increases in taxes. the republicans say no way, they will not be held hostage on the debt ceiling. and if republicans want cuts coming up, they have to off set it with tax increases. and if the white house is right about it, then i think we'll look back, add up all the numbers and it will look like a pretty good deal. with one exception,...
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the debt ceiling has never been an issue, but now has become a political issue. the continuing resolution, our temporary spending bill expires. sequestration kagan, automatic spending cuts. we will have in 60 days, if the house follows the senate lead on the fiscal cliff, another challenge. let's hope we of learned a lesson from this one. the american people are sick and tired of incompetence, political posturing, and the failure of congress to come together to solve problems on a bipartisan basis. we need to move forward. in the early mornings, the senate achieved that. should have been long ago, i understand ag, but we achieve this. i hope we can now approach this in a sober, honest, mature way. i took a look of the specific impact of this morning's vote on my state. 5 million families will be scared a tax increase, almost all of them the working families are described earlier. without an agreement, the average family would have faced an increase in taxes of more than $2,000. half a million families in my state will continue to receive college tuition tax credi
the debt ceiling has never been an issue, but now has become a political issue. the continuing resolution, our temporary spending bill expires. sequestration kagan, automatic spending cuts. we will have in 60 days, if the house follows the senate lead on the fiscal cliff, another challenge. let's hope we of learned a lesson from this one. the american people are sick and tired of incompetence, political posturing, and the failure of congress to come together to solve problems on a bipartisan...
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are now offering to raise the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough questions from congressional committees when she appears before them to talk about the terrorist attack in benghazi. brian? >> kristen welker on the white house north lawn tonight, thanks. >>> late word tonight that top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen, has been cleared of engaging in any inappropriate behavior regarding his e-mail exchanges with the woman from tampa, jill kelley. this case came to light originally as part of the petraeus affair. and an investigation was launched. >>> the u.s. state department confirms today three americans were indeed killed during that four-day hostage st
are now offering to raise the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough...
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whether you have two separate deals one on cutting the budget and one raising the debt ceiling, republicans won't raids the debt ceiling without anything in return. the president knows that. the fact they're talking and that didn't happen before, and maybe partisanship is coming back. there is more bipartisan than last year. >> eric: let me add this. >> jamie: republicans may get something they don't want, the higher taxes. again. >> right. >> jamie: is that a deal-breaker? how do they come together on that? >> the republicans, they would raise some taxes. they say if you are going to use the revenue to lower other taxes. another discussion is tax reform. the republicans say that the president wants to to away with sequestration. and the republicans are not going to do away with that anytime soon. so there are many, many hurdles to overcome. but on medicare and taxes, we start to see some common ground. it will have to be a lot more in the coming weeks to get any type of grant bargain. >> at the same time that there is more spending in this budget. we know how everyone feels about that, i a
whether you have two separate deals one on cutting the budget and one raising the debt ceiling, republicans won't raids the debt ceiling without anything in return. the president knows that. the fact they're talking and that didn't happen before, and maybe partisanship is coming back. there is more bipartisan than last year. >> eric: let me add this. >> jamie: republicans may get something they don't want, the higher taxes. again. >> right. >> jamie: is that a...
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now that the debt ceiling is gone, that has become their plan a, the best shot at getting spending cuts. the problem is that their plan a has the most boring name of really any policy in washington, the sequester. but you need to know about it to follow what is going to happen in the next couple of months in d.c. i am not going to use the "s" word, i'm going to call it big, dumb, very, very liberal, friendly spending cuts. but before we rename it you need to hear our speaker, john boehner on the subject. >> the deadline, obviously, is the sequester, have you had any conversation with the president or harry reid about that so far? >> i have not. the sequester is going to go into effect on march first unless there are cuts and reforms to get us on a plan to balance the budget in the next ten years, it is as simple as that. >> mr. boehner told the board that the sequester is as much leverage as we're going to get, quote. he meant it to sound reassuring to conservatives, like that is fine, we don't need the debt ceiling, we have the big spending cuts, democrats will never allow those. i can
now that the debt ceiling is gone, that has become their plan a, the best shot at getting spending cuts. the problem is that their plan a has the most boring name of really any policy in washington, the sequester. but you need to know about it to follow what is going to happen in the next couple of months in d.c. i am not going to use the "s" word, i'm going to call it big, dumb, very, very liberal, friendly spending cuts. but before we rename it you need to hear our speaker, john...
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the last thing the republicans need is for the party to be into a conversation about the debt ceiling, sequestration, budget cuts, and all these things that are going to be hot button issues from an economic standpoint that put us much more in a defensive posture in negotiating with this administration than an aggressive posture we find ourselves in now. which is why a lot of the folks on the left are put out by this but haven't said too much because they know they have an upper hand here. i think boehner has given them a lot more maneuverability going into next year that they don't rightly appreciate. this is not just about a primary. this is not just about the political process. this is actually about governing in a way that helps open up greater political opportunities down the road. >> one guy rooting for boehner is chris christie. if boehner wins this, there's still a republican party of the center right. the far right is responding to attacks from the mainstream of their party by playing victim. they love playing this to the mean old mainstream out there. a coalition of more tha
the last thing the republicans need is for the party to be into a conversation about the debt ceiling, sequestration, budget cuts, and all these things that are going to be hot button issues from an economic standpoint that put us much more in a defensive posture in negotiating with this administration than an aggressive posture we find ourselves in now. which is why a lot of the folks on the left are put out by this but haven't said too much because they know they have an upper hand here. i...
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you're saying now, the debt ceiling showdown, you had a lot of republicans, leadership particularly who walked into this mess where they actually had their rank and file to do a debt default. they needed some way, any way out of it. so what the white house, the democrats put in front of them was the committee, the sequester, they were so happy to have any kind of lifeline, and john boehner comes out, pretends it is a victory, 98%, keeping the members in line. now here it is, a ticking time bomb for republicans, a year, year and a half, they're realizing, wait a minute, we don't have much leverage with the sequester after all. >> but the thing is, boehner did get 98% of what he wanted if you believe that he really wants spending cuts. >> right, exactly, but he doesn't want any spending cuts. he wants spending cuts in very specific programs. >> none in defense. >> not a penny. >> that is the main area they want to avoid, which is exactly why the president pushed to put the spending cuts in. they, as you point out, made a huge strategic error. they had much more power, much more momentum b
you're saying now, the debt ceiling showdown, you had a lot of republicans, leadership particularly who walked into this mess where they actually had their rank and file to do a debt default. they needed some way, any way out of it. so what the white house, the democrats put in front of them was the committee, the sequester, they were so happy to have any kind of lifeline, and john boehner comes out, pretends it is a victory, 98%, keeping the members in line. now here it is, a ticking time bomb...
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at the same time the problems with this bill are, it doesn't do anything about the debt ceiling, kicks that can down the road to use another phrase we're note supposed to use anymore. it doesn't do anything about the sequester cuts half in defense and half in social programs. we're going to be fighting over that again in another month. it also defines middle class -- this is what i just can't understand -- defines middle class as a couple making $450,000 a year. [ laughter ] >> bill: the median income in this country is $50,000, right? >> yeah. >> bill: so how can you possibly say up to $450,000 are middle class and deserve a tax break? so it is a mess. i would have voted for it. but what do you think about this deal 866-55-press -- by the way the other bad part payroll taxes are going to go up. and congress itself -- how much more broken can congress get than it is right now? they have known -- they had to deal with this for a year and a half. it was clear that they had to approve new revenue and a combination of new revenue and new spending cuts. it was clear we could not afford to c
at the same time the problems with this bill are, it doesn't do anything about the debt ceiling, kicks that can down the road to use another phrase we're note supposed to use anymore. it doesn't do anything about the sequester cuts half in defense and half in social programs. we're going to be fighting over that again in another month. it also defines middle class -- this is what i just can't understand -- defines middle class as a couple making $450,000 a year. [ laughter ] >> bill: the...
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. >> we're going to cut spending. >> this is more like a debt ceiling thing. >> stephanie: again. as i was saying, what eye candy for the gals to have mitch mcconnell on every sunday show. no matter where you turn, that was -- [ screaming ] okay. this sunlight hits your television just right and reflects off his glasses things can burst into flames. you need to be careful. mike in pittsburgh writes steph -- >> he's a fire starter. he did start the fire. >> stephanie: yeah, well we didn't. dear steph i keep listening to the criticism of the fiscal cliff, not getting the $250,000 limit. here's a factoid for you. in 1939, president clinton enacted the tax rate on incomes over $250,000. now, the i.r.s. and today adjusted for inflation his $250,000 is $397,000 which is exactly what the president got. president obama got the same deal president clinton got back then. i would say the country did pretty good. >> that's just kenyan voodoo. [ ding ding ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: all right. isn't it just like -- it's like an acid flashback or like a flintstones cartoon background. here we
. >> we're going to cut spending. >> this is more like a debt ceiling thing. >> stephanie: again. as i was saying, what eye candy for the gals to have mitch mcconnell on every sunday show. no matter where you turn, that was -- [ screaming ] okay. this sunlight hits your television just right and reflects off his glasses things can burst into flames. you need to be careful. mike in pittsburgh writes steph -- >> he's a fire starter. he did start the fire. >>...
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the debt ceiling fight will resurface in the summer. >>> new polls showing the nra's opposition to reforming certain gun laws isn't registering with the american public. according to polling, more than 90% of voters in three states say they support wider background checks for people buying weapons at gun shows. that includes voters who live in households with a gun. when it comes to the question of armed police in schools, more voters in virginia, new jersey, and pennsylvania support the idea than oppose it. the board of education in new it is town, connecticut, is requesting funding for armed police officers in four elementary schools for the next school year. in chicago, meanwhile, mayor rahm emanuel is moving 200 officers from desk duty to the streets amid the city's most violent months in decades. 42 people have been murdered this year including 15-year-old who was shot dead this week while hanging out with friends in a park. >> when any young person in our city is gunned down without reason, their death makes an impression on all of us. and it demands action from all of us. the loss of
the debt ceiling fight will resurface in the summer. >>> new polls showing the nra's opposition to reforming certain gun laws isn't registering with the american public. according to polling, more than 90% of voters in three states say they support wider background checks for people buying weapons at gun shows. that includes voters who live in households with a gun. when it comes to the question of armed police in schools, more voters in virginia, new jersey, and pennsylvania support...
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so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david? >> am i supposed to answer that? it is confusing. the stock market is up. employers are hiring, very slowly. the government now tells us that hey -- they hired a lot more last year than previously believed. auto seafls are up 14% from last year. housing sales are coming back. on the other hand the economy took a pause at the end of last year? unemployment is very high, 7.9%. among men between 25 and 54 one out of six is not working. so i think when you cut through all this what do you see? well, the stock market is going like this and the economy is going like this. that can't last. i can't explain the stock market except maybe there was a gigantic sigh of relief. the republicans aren't going to force the u.s. freshry due default and the europeans aren't going to blow themselves up economically. you see an economy that's growing -- slowly. growing is better than not growing. the europeans are trying the not growing t
so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david? >> am i supposed to answer that? it is confusing. the stock market is up. employers are hiring, very slowly. the government now tells us that hey -- they hired a lot more last year than previously believed. auto seafls are up 14% from last year. housing sales are coming back. on the other hand the economy took a pause...